The Forts

MISSION NOTE: CHARLES VAIN

On a first playthrough, Sequence 5 begins at the tavern in Nassau where Charles Vain and Calico Jack are first introduced. This cutscene is not available on a Replay!

Before beginning this mission, it is recommended that you upgrade the Mortar of the Jackdaw. Gather enough metal from plundering ships to purchase a set of copper Mortars (level 2). Once that's done, sail over to the Fort to start the mission. There will be 1-2 brigs near the fort so be ready to fight them off!

USE THE MORTAR TO DAMAGE THE FORT: To damage the fort, aim the Mortar shot at either of the two highlighted corners of the fort and fire a Mortar at it to do some serious damage and complete the objective.

You don't need to destroy the fort with Mortars, so fire one Mortar and then blast the rest of the fort with Heavy Shots to weaken it. After the two parts of the fort are blown up, a quick cutscene occurs and then you can dock the Jackdaw at the fort entrance.

USE A RUNNING ASSASSINATE TO KILL THE OFFICER: (Yes, that is a typo on Ubisoft's part). Bring the boat in, then run up the steps and scale the fiery rubble to the inner fortress. Move forward into the burning fortress to find the officer. Use a Running Assassination on him to complete the objective.

Once the officer is down, the guards at the fortress surrender. From there, make your way to the War Room at the top of the fort to complete the mission.